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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Our Philosophy

I got an email the other day asking if I could provide a “philosophy” for a class. I remembered I had posted this a few years ago.

1- First we will do no harm.

As strength coaches and personal trainers our athletes and clients trust us to make decisions for them. Much like Hippocrates in early Greece we must first agree to not intentionally or unintentionally harm them.

2- We will train no further than technical failure.

There is a difference between training to failure and training to technical failure. In truth even training to technical failure may be more intensity than an athlete or client needs. However, no client needs to train beyond the point of technical failure. After technique has failed the potential for injury rises drastically. Reps done after technique has failed are simply asking for trouble. You may not trouble right away but it will find you eventually.

3- We will deliver the minimal effective dose

The minimal effective dose is a medical term but, the implication is fairly obvious. If one aspirin is needed, take just one aspirin. Don’t encourage someone to take the whole bottle. The key to delivering exercise is knowing how much is needed to create a training effect. Any more is wasted and, potentially dangerous.

As you can see, two of these concepts come from the world of medicine. I think we are the greatest medical society in the world and have more power to heal than any drug company or hospital. Unfortunately much like Superheros we must learn to use our power wisely.

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About Marilyn Kaminski

Thank you for visiting my blog! I have been working as a sports medicine specialist/athletic trainer and sports performance coach since 1998. I consider myself to be a visionary entrepreneur, innovative Sports Performance Coach/Athletic Trainer, and Sports Medicine Expert whom always thinks outside of the box and takes a whole body and hands-on approach to the development of athletes and rehabbing sports injuries. I opened Efficient Movement, a sports performance and sports medicine company, in 2009 with the purpose to share my immense passion and expertise with youth athletes that desire to become successful athletes without the worry of injuries.
In addition, I have been blessed with motherhood and an amazing husband and the desire to always learn and succeed!
To learn more about Efficient Movement, visit www.ScottsdaleSportsMedicine.net